Pereira (12-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) lost his light heavyweight title to Magomed Ankalaev (21-1-1 MMA, 12-1-1 UFC) by unanimous decision in this past Saturday’s main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Zahabi was surprised that Ankalaev failed to get Pereira to the ground, and even more surprised that he was able to win without any takedowns landed.

This past weekend at UFC 313, Alex Pereira lost his UFC light heavyweight title via unanimous decision to Magomed Ankalaev. The Brazilian's performance was somewhat uncharacteristic compared to what we have seen from him typically in the UFC,

Alex Pereira speaks out after his controversial UFC 314 loss, addressing critics and sharing his thoughts on the fight. Read more!